A cargo ship from Russia carrying a potentially lethal amount of ammonium nitrate has docked at a port in the U.K.
A cargo ship carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, dubbed by British media as a 'floating bomb,' has recently docked at Great Yarmouth in the U.K., a NATO ally. A Newsweek map shows its journey so far.
The port's director, Richard Goffin, has assured that the port has the capability to handle dangerous cargo, and the transshipment of such chemicals is common practice across the port group.'British authorities, along with the ship's UAE-based management, Serenity Ship Management DMCC, are now actively monitoring the vessel and have been in discussions about the potential off-loading to reduce risks.
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